| SANITATION: Let’s talk about poo |
 | LONDON، 22/10/2012 (IRIN) - Enter the dignified portals of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine this week, and the first thing you will see is a gold-plated turd, resting on a scarlet silk cushion. It is labelled “The Golden Poo”, and is actually a Japanese good luck charm (a word play on the similarity between the words for “luck” and “poo” in Japanese.) full report |
| In Brief: How (not) to build a refugee camp in the desert |
 | DUBAI، 23/10/2012 (IRIN) - When the Jordanian government went about setting up Za’atari camp on its northern frontier for up to 100,000 Syrian refugees, it had limited experience. full report |
| AID POLICY: Fifty shades of aid – love in the field |
 | DUBAI، 23/10/2012 (IRIN) - If there is one topic that gets humanitarians and other aid workers talking - apart from the obvious discussions about capacity-building and food aid - it is the challenge of finding a prospective partner in the field. full report |
| Analysis: Not-so-open borders for Syrian refugees? |
 | DUBAI، 24/10/2012 (IRIN) - Aid agencies, human rights organizations and local government officials are increasingly concerned about thousands of people who have fled violence in Syria only to end up stuck at border crossings waiting to enter countries to seek asylum. full report |